1946 marked the first year Baby Boomers came into the world. Below are some of the life-altering events that changed the lives of Americans born after World War 2.
The following all happened in 1946.
• The Commission on Human Rights was created and it established The Subcommittee on Prevention of Discrimination against Minorities.
• Radar waves were bounced off the moon proving communication in space was possible and beginning the Space Age.
• In Tokyo, 20 people were hired at the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Co, later re-named Sony.
• The “Club 500” in Atlantic City hired Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis for their first gig as a comedy team.
• Bikinis went on sale in Paris
• The Flamingo became the first hotel to open in Las Vegas.
In 1961, President Kennedy established a four-point physical fitness program. For the first time, a “White House Committee on Health and Fitness” required public school students to pass a physical fitness test.
Fitness Patch
President Kennedy asked Meredith Wilson (Music Man) to write a song for baby boomers to play while exercising. That tune is called the “Chicken Fat Song”. Robert Preston, who starred in The Music Man on Broadway, sang the three-minute, radio-friendly ditty. In my hometown, Brockton, MA, morning d.j. “Doc” Jones played “The Chicken Fat Song” each morning right after the 7:00AM news. So the words, “Go, you chicken fat, go!” became ingrained in the memory of Brockton Baby Boomers.